William McKinley was an American politician who served as the 25th President of the United States, first being elected in 1896. In 1901, he was assassinated in Buffalo, New York, during a world's fair held in the city. Following his death, there was a period of national mourning, and in Chicago, park commissioners acquired the site of the former Brighton Park Race Track for the purposes of converting it to McKinley Park in honor of him.[1] In 1902, it was decided that a statue of McKinley should be present in the park, and in an effort to save money, park officials decided to recast an old statue of Christopher Columbus that had been erected in Grant Park during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. From its debut, the statue had been criticized from an aesthetics standpoint, and by 1897, it had been relocated to a place of storage in Washington Park. While the town of Menasha, Wisconsin had offered to take the statue from the city, park officials ultimately decided to recast 10 tons of bronze from that statue into the McKinley statue, reducing the cost from $6,000 to $3,500.[2] The monument, designed by sculptor Charles Mulligan, was dedicated on July 4, 1905.[3] Federal judge Peter S. Grosscup gave a speech at the ceremony.[4]
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statue, william, mckinley, chicago, william, mckinley, statue, monumental, statue, william, mckinley, chicago, illinois, united, states, located, mckinley, park, neighborhood, statue, designed, charles, mulligan, dedicated, 1905, william, mckinley, statuewilli. The William McKinley statue is a monumental statue of William McKinley in Chicago Illinois United States Located in the McKinley Park neighborhood the statue was designed by Charles Mulligan and dedicated in 1905 William McKinley statueWilliam McKinley statue c 1905 LocationMcKinley Park Chicago Illinois United StatesDesignerCharles MulliganMaterialBronzeDedicated dateJuly 4 1905Dedicated toWilliam McKinley Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditWilliam McKinley was an American politician who served as the 25th President of the United States first being elected in 1896 In 1901 he was assassinated in Buffalo New York during a world s fair held in the city Following his death there was a period of national mourning and in Chicago park commissioners acquired the site of the former Brighton Park Race Track for the purposes of converting it to McKinley Park in honor of him 1 In 1902 it was decided that a statue of McKinley should be present in the park and in an effort to save money park officials decided to recast an old statue of Christopher Columbus that had been erected in Grant Park during the 1893 World s Columbian Exposition From its debut the statue had been criticized from an aesthetics standpoint and by 1897 it had been relocated to a place of storage in Washington Park While the town of Menasha Wisconsin had offered to take the statue from the city park officials ultimately decided to recast 10 tons of bronze from that statue into the McKinley statue reducing the cost from 6 000 to 3 500 2 The monument designed by sculptor Charles Mulligan was dedicated on July 4 1905 3 Federal judge Peter S Grosscup gave a speech at the ceremony 4 See also Edit1905 in art List of sculptures of presidents of the United StatesReferences Edit Schmidt John R August 3 2011 Why is William McKinley at Archer and Western WBEZ Chicago Public Media Retrieved September 18 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Nagasawa Katherine Hall Mary September 1 2020 As Chicago Debates Columbus Statues Here s A Look At The One We Melted Down WBEZ Chicago Public Media Retrieved September 18 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Graf John 2000 Chicago s Parks Arcadia Publishing p 80 ISBN 978 0 7385 0716 3 via Google Books Heintze James R 2007 The Fourth of July Encyclopedia McFarland amp Company p 181 ISBN 978 1 4766 0855 6 via Google Books External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Statue of William McKinley Chicago Chicago Park District 41 49 35 N 87 41 02 W 41 82628 N 87 68386 W 41 82628 87 68386 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Statue of William McKinley Chicago amp oldid 1155160636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
